1974 Pacific Southwest Open

1974 Pacific Southwest Open
Date	September 17 – 23
Edition	48th
Category	Grand Prix (AA)
Draw	64S / 32D
Prize money	$175,000
Surface	Hard / Outdoor
Venue	Los Angeles Tennis Center
Champions
Singles
Jimmy Connors [1]
Doubles
Ross Case / Geoff Masters [2]

The 1974 Pacific Southwest Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Los Angeles Tennis Center in Los Angeles, California in the United States. The event was categorized as an AA Group tournament and was part of the 1974 Grand Prix tennis circuit. It was the 48th edition of the tournament and ran from September 17 through September 23, 1974. First-seeded and defending champion Jimmy Connors won the singles title after having survived two matchpoints in his first round match against Mal Anderson.^[3] With his victory Connors earned $16,000 first prize money as well as 80 Grand Prix ranking points.^[4]

Winners

Men's Singles

Jimmy Connors defeated Harold Solomon 6–3, 6–1

Men's Doubles

Ross Case / Geoff Masters defeated Brian Gottfried / Raúl Ramírez 6–3, 6–2

References

1. "ATP – 1974 Los Angeles Men's Singles draw". ATP.
2. "ATP – 1974 Los Angeles Men's Doubles draw". ATP.
3. "Pacific Southwest title to Connors". Ellensburg Daily Record. Sep 24, 1974.
4. John Barrett, ed. (1975). World of Tennis '75: a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 99–101. ISBN 9780362002171.

External links

• ITF – Tournament details